Add a Festive Feel to Your Fireplace This Christmas

When it comes to decorating your home for Christmas, your fireplace can provide the perfect setting for the final festive touches. Often one of the main focuses within your room, a fireplace provides a flat surface to lay out decorations, as well as an edge that’s ideal for hanging things from.

So if you are looking for some festive inspiration, read our top tips on how to decorate your mantelpiece this Christmas and, with our help, you can turn your fireplace into an eye-catching focal point for the holidays…

#1 Create a garland

Garlands can provide a particularly elegant feel to your home at Christmas and can either be bought ready-made or you can construct or personalise them yourself. Available in a huge variety of styles, designs and colours, you are sure to find a garland to perfectly complement your theme and the rest of your room – whether you require a simple ivy and berry garland, a modern silver branched garland or an antique looking, entwined wood design.

#2 Hang a wreath

Wreaths are one of the most traditional Christmas decoration staples and are most commonly hung on your front door. However, if this is not an option – due to impracticalities or fear of theft – wreaths look great positioned above the fireplace, taking centre stage in your living room. Wreaths are offered in a range of styles and are also perfect for personalisation, enabling you to adorn your wreath with an assortment of festive decorations, such as bows, berries and jingling bells.

#3 Craft a Christmas garden

If you want to add some Christmas cheer to your room, but wish to keep it simple and elegant, winter plants and flowers can offer a fantastic solution. Plant such as poinsettias, holly, azalea and cyclamen all offer a festive feel while still remaining extremely sophisticated and, when placed in pots across the fireplace, provide a great Christmas decoration.

#4 Create a figurine display

Whether you go for a traditional nativity scene or opt for cute Christmas characters, including Santa Claus, Rudolph and the odd snowman, figurines displayed across your mantel piece can make a great focal point during the holidays. Your fireplace is an ideal space to create such a layout as it offers a flat space that will not be desperately needed for food preparation or during meal times. So make the most of the valuable space and add some festive figurine fun to your room!

#5 Hang Christmas stockings

Perhaps the most traditional of all fireplace adornments over Christmas, stockings provide a fantastic touch to your mantel piece – whether they are designated to each member of the family or hung purely for decoration. There are a wealth of stockings available, from traditional red and green to candy cane themes and your kid’s favourite Christmas character, so have a look around for the ideal stockings to match your theme and individual taste.

#6 Create a candle display

Candles look great placed on the mantel piece, especially when lit during a dark winter night. So this Christmas, why don’t you create a festive candle display? There are a huge range of candle options available – including an impressive selection of colours – and you can even buy specially scented Christmas candles to add an extra special touch to your room!

#7 Display cards and Christmas invitations

A simple, and incredibly cheap, idea is to display your Christmas greetings cards and invitations across your mantel piece. Whether you choose ordered rows or haphazard, random placements, a selection of Christmas cards ensures that your fireplace will receive a festive facelift and will tie it in perfectly to the rest of your room during the holidays.

If you are looking to refresh your fireplace ready for winter or would like to install a brand new fireplace in time for this year’s Christmas festivities, get in touch with the professionals at Enviro-flame today!